76940 FOI Benefits

Please provide me with:
(1) Information relating to “financial assessments” under section 17 of The Care Act 2014, including:
(a) Policy documents,
(b) Public guides and information leaflets,
(c) Easy-read guides and information leaflets,
(d) Guidance issued to staff to assist them undertaking a “financial assessment”,
(e) Guidance issued to staff and managers to assist them with decision making;
(2) Specific formulae employed to calculate ‘disability-related expenditure’;
(3) Information relating to “direct payments” under sections 31 and 32 of The Care Act 2014, including:
(a) Policy documents,
(b) Public guides and information leaflets,
(c) Easy-read guides and information leaflets,
(d) Guidance issued to staff to assist them with carrying out reviews under Article 7 of The Care
and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014;
(4) Policy documents for discretionary assistance available under Article 3 of The Regulatory Reform
(Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002